New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
Tho Republican National Commn-
tee Issues the Call for the Con-
Tention In June,

THE CALL.
To the Republican Electors of the United
States: In accordance with usage and
0bedlent to the instructions of the Repub.
ilcan national convention of 1884, a ma.
tional convention of delegated representa-
yves OF the Republican party will be held
az the city OF Chicago, Ill.,, on Tuesday,
June 19, 1888, at noon, Tor the purpose Of
nominating candidates for president
and vice president to be SUP.
ported at the next national election.
and Tor the transa ction Of such other
business as may be there presented. Re-
pu blican electors in the several states, and
voters without regard to past political
ahilation OF differences, who believe in the
American principle OF a protective tariff,
ior the defense and development OF home
Industries and the elevation Of home la
Dor; who would reduce the national taxes
anu prevent the accumulation OF. the sur
plus IN the treasury in harmony with this
principle; who are opposed to the attempt
now more openly avowed than ever before,
to establish a policy which would strike
down American labor to the level of the
underpaid and oppressed workers OF
foreign lands; who favor IL system of
naval and coast defenses which will enable
the United States to conduct its interna.
tlonal negotiations with sef-respect: who
try; who condemn and resent the contin,,.
ed and unjust exclusion OF rapidly growing
territories which have an indisputable title
to admission into the sisterhood OF states:
who are IN lavor OF free schools and popu
lar education, free and honest ballot and
lair count, the protection OF every citizen
OF the United States in his legal rights at
nome and abroad, a foreign policy that
shall extend our trade and commerce to
every land and cline and shall properly
support the dignity of the nation, and the
promotion OF friendly and harmonious re.
lations and Intercourse between all the
states. are cordially invited to unite under
this call in the formation OF 81 national
ticket. Each state will be entitled to four
delegates at large, and for each representa- :
tive at large, two delegates and each congress
slonal district, each territory and the Dis
trlct OF Columbia, to two delegates.
Ihe delegates at large shall be chosen bv
popular state conventions called on not
less than twenty days published notice
and not less than thirty days before the
meeting OF the national convention. The
congressional district delegates shall be
CHOSEN In the same manner as the nomina.
tlon OF a member OF congress is made in
said districts. The territorial deleeates
shall be chosen in the sa me manner as the
nomination OF delegates in congress is
mace. line delegates from the District OF
Columbia shall be chosen at convention
constituted OF members elected in primary
district assemblies held under the call and
direction OF the Republican central
committee OF said district. An
alternate delegate for each delegate
in the national convention, to
act in case OF the absence OF the delegate.
shall be elected in the same manner and
at the same time as the delegate is elected.
All notices OF contests must be filed With
the national committee in writing, ac-
companied by printed statements of the
grounds OF contest, which shall be made
public. Preference in the order OF hearing
and determining contests will be given by
the convention in accordance with the
dates OF filing OF such notices and state.
ments with the national committee,
B. +. JONES, Chairman. "
SAMUEL FEssEEDES. Secretary.